ChopinChopin rode a wave of piano popularity in the mid-1800s, from the concert hall into private parlors. He borrowed a tune from the opera Ludovic by Herold and wrote some variations on it. Turkish pianist Gulsin Onay plays Chopin's Op. 12 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Chopin

Chopin

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August 25, 200512:00 AM ET

Chopin rode a wave of piano popularity in the mid-1800s, from the concert hall into private parlors. He borrowed a tune from the opera Ludovic by Herold and wrote some variations on it. Turkish pianist Gulsin Onay plays Chopin's Op. 12 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.